Thanks. That explains a lot. Now I wish I was able to afford the 512GB SSD in my MBP
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Apple's New 27-Inch iMac Supports Secondary Solid State Hard Drive
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Thanks. That explains a lot. Now I wish I was able to afford the 512GB SSD in my MBP
$150 is the value of the 1TB drive. Your $600 price for the SSD alone includes the credit for not having the 1TB drive installed.
Proper interpretation:
1TB drive + 256GB SSD = $750
1TB drive -> 2TB drive upgrade = $150
Combined = $900
The cheapest iMac with an Apple-installed SSD (as this is the iMac SSD thread) is $2,299.00 with only the SSD or $2,449.00 with SSD + 1 TB HD.
so the 2TB upgrade costs $150 and the 256SSD costs $600. But doing both upgrades at the same time costs "only" $900.What am I missing?
You don't get to save the cost of the base-line drive twice, when it's only removed once. It works just like giving change.
The System without Part A costs N
Part A costs X
Part B costs X + Y
Part C also costs X + Y
An order of System + Part A costs N + X
An order of System + Part B costs N + X + Y
An order of System + Part C costs N + X + Y
An order of System + Part B *and* C costs N + X + Y + X + Y, not N + X + Y + Y
Yep, that is the problem with AIO computers. Recently happened to my Mom's iMac. Screen has serious issues making a center strip of it very fuzzy. Still workable but very unpleasant. Can't fix and have to junk the rest of the computer. But to put it in perspective, she got that iMac in late 2000 and the screen got its problem about four months ago!!! So over nine years of perfect use!!! I expect these LED screens to be even more robust. Anyway, she's been limping along with the old guy waiting for this refresh. Now she gets my 2008 iMac and I will buy myself one of the 27 inch guys.
I like the thin tower solution for screen problems though that one poster had. Might just work out for some people.
They don't have to be, but most are. I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere officially yet, but I'm 95% sure this is a 2.5" bay. You probably could install an internal 2.5" HDD if you wanted to (Time Machine?).
I've heard of a few enterprise Colossus 3.5" SSD drives. There are PCIe x4 slot based ones as well.
Yeah. There is no way they'd repair your mac for less than $3K.
While I'm not fond of Apple's all-in-one for ecological reasons (new machine in a few years and you're out a fine monitor), they really are quite reasonable about fixing busted stuff.
My MBPro was way out of warranty and it failed. Would not turn on. $330 later, the mobo (which apparently fried) was replaced - along with the screen.
I wonder if the SSD bay will accept 12.5mm 2.5" drives or just the normal 9mm.
You could have a 2TB internal 3.5" and then a normal non-SSD 1TB 2.5" in the SSD bay. I don't care too much about speed, but big internal storage is nice. I already have enough externals cluttering up my desk.
You could have a 2TB internal 3.5" and then a normal non-SSD 1TB 2.5" in the SSD bay. I don't care too much about speed, but big internal storage is nice. I already have enough externals cluttering up my desk.
Indeed, it's the single best upgrade I've ever made. My new MBP is so much faster, so much quieter, so much cooler.
If you can afford this upgrade, it will make a big difference.
yikes
Yep, that age old commentary about all-in-ones and the screen-crapping-out issue.
Yep, that age old commentary about all-in-ones and the screen-crapping-out issue.
The only thing keeping anyone from modifying (2009) iMacs to support both drives is that last model only had 2 SATA ports . I wonder how many are on the 2010 mobo?
. I wonder how many are on the 2010 mobo?Really annoyed that they don't have the option for SSD as the primary drive in the 21.5"
These cheap crap hdds are the weakest point of the whole system.
Doesn't make more sense yet to have a 128gb SSD interal and 2 terabyte sitting on the desk next to it? I mean come on..
These cheap crap hdds are the weakest point of the whole system.
Doesn't make more sense yet to have a 128gb SSD interal and 2 terabyte sitting on the desk next to it? I mean come on..
Nice as the new iMac is, I don't see anything that should change the fundamental choice of laptop vs desktop?
Only thing you can't get is >8gb, dual HD, and quad core, and only the latter is likely to improve performance for some very specific multi-threaded apps.
Try taking your 27" iMac on the plane
Having said that, would love to own one in addition to my MBP, if only I had a reason!
so the 2TB upgrade costs $150 and the 256SSD costs $600. But doing both upgrades at the same time costs "only" $900.
You're missing the value of the 1 TB drive that the base config comes with. It's apparently valued at $150 for the puposes of Apples calculations. To look at it from a simplified perspective:
Stock 1 TB drive, $150, included in price
2 TB drive, $300
256 GB SSD, $750
Cost to replace 1 TB drive with 2 TB drive: $300 - $150 = $150
Cost to replace 1 TB drive with 256 GB SSD: $750 - $150 = $600
Cost to add 256 GB SSD to stock config: $750
Cost to replace 1 TB drive with 2 TB drive and add 256 GB SSD: $300 - $150 + $750 = $900
You still get a DVD drive, right? It's not some sort of optibay, remove the DVD drive thing like the dual harddrive mac minis is it?
I don't think there is anything else in here. Just the cost of the 2nd drive bay and the ability to have 2 drives.
I see, and what is the price comparison for an all in one Dell (or similar) machine with a 1TB HD and an SSD installed as standard with similar specs to this iMac?